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Tennis: Mutua Madrid Open

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Monday May 6
The Magic Box, Madrid
Sky Sports 3 12pm

Tennis: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships

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Monday February 18
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Centre
British Eurosport 10am

The women begin proceedings in Dubai next week before the men’s tournament arrives on February 25, with world number one Victoria Azarenka leading the charge. Despite a dodgy pedicure forcing her to withdraw from a warm-up tournament in Brisbane, Azarenka defended her Australian Open title in Melbourne last month, coming from a set down to defeat China’s Li Na in the final.

I'm Back! – Rafa Nadal Q & A

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We caught up with Rafa Nadal ahead of his return for the Chile Open at Vina del Mar

 

Tennis: Australian Open

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Sunday January 13
Melbourne Park
British Eurosport, 12am

World number one Novak Djokovic is bidding to become the first man to win three successive Australian Opens in the modern era at Melbourne Park next week.

ATP Tour Finals: When Two Tribes Go To War

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The final tournament of the tennis season gets under way on Monday at the O2 Arena, where the world’s top eight male players will battle it out. For two of them, it’s about more than just a trophy – it’s a rivalry verging on tribal.

Heather Watson Interview

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Dare to suggest to Heather Watson that her first WTA Tour title has come earlier than expected, and it quickly becomes clear she‘s not the type to wallow in her success.

“It actually came later than I thought it would,” she says firmly. “I felt like I was playing really well in a few tournaments this year and last, but I wasn‘t able to convert and didn‘t know how to deal with being in the later stages of the draw. But I‘ve learned from my mistakes, and finally I was able to get through and do it.”

Maria Sharapova: grit, guts and glory

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"No matter how tough it was, no matter how many people didn’t believe in me, I didn’t care and I didn’t listen.

“I could have said: ’I don’t need this.’ I have money, fame, victories. I have Grand Slams.

“But when your love for something is bigger than all those things, you continue to get up in the morning when it’s freezing outside, when you know that it can be the most difficult day. 

Tennis: ATP Shanghai

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Monday October 8
Qi Zhong Tennis Center
Sky Sports 1 7am

The so-called Asian Swing of the ATP Tour comes to a close next week, with the only Masters 1000 tournament to take place in the Far East. Andy Murray heads to Shanghai looking for his third win in succession at the Qi Zhong Tennis Center, having beaten Roger Federer in the final two years ago, and David Ferrer in 2011. Both will be in attendance this year, along with Murray’s US Open victim, Novak Djokovic.

Quiz: Andy Murray's rise to glory

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How much do you know about the Grand Slam star?

Prove your knowledge of Britain's latest sporting hero...

 

Andy Murray: gold medal interview

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Tennis: Men’s singles

Britain’s number one took gold in the men’s singles, dispatching Novak Djokovic in the semi finals before dismantling Roger Federer in straight sets. He added a silver in the mixed doubles, with Laura Robson, shortly after.

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